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Time to see who the true Mushishi fan(atics) are: Name as many of these Mushishi pinup girls as you can.

1-4: Go rewatch the series, worm.
5-8: You're an average Mushi. Rewatch the series to shore up.
9-12: You're a decent Mushi; Shinra offers you home made moonshine.
13-15: You've been traveling with Ginko haven't you?
16~: You're a fanatic, keep on rewatching the series.

"Ginko, a ryounin college student who spends most of his time backpacking through Japan, returns to his home town after two years where his mother, the tough-lovin, pipe-smoking pharmacist Nui resides. The two have an uncanny family resemblance. Ginko goes back to finish school at the local community college, where he rencounters several girls from his past and new acquaintances as well. Other than dealing with the delicious/painful situations happening with the girls in his life, Ginko does some supernatural detective work on the side.

The list of Girls (except Adashino) is:

Lenzu, the cynical child prodigy enrolled in college at age 12. Views Ginko as a nuisance and good for nothing. Rivalry?

Tanyuu: Talented and winsome daughter of a wealthy family studying Japanese Classics. Restricted to wheel chair due to childhood illness, old friend of Ginko's, with whom she made a "promise" to travel the world together one day.

Yuki: The down-to-earth and hardworking girl living together with her young brother, working part time as a waitress at a family restaurant while taking night courses. Develops a crush on Ginko in classical Shoujo fashion.

Adashino: Ginko's buddy, wealthy medical student who has a habit of collecting unusual artificats; pays Ginko for stuff he collects on his journeys.

Amane: A mysterious girl who appears often around campus, playing the guitar for some money. Wears sunglasses all the time due to blindness. Actually another part-timing student studying music who lives by herself.

Yahagi: Ginko's senior by a year; handsome and well-reputed for academics and sports, Ginko's carefree way of life grinds on her to no end; in the same club activity, they can't see eye to eye on anything.

Let's see... Amane would have the best body, Yuki's the down to earth one, Yahagi is the glasses wearing class-rep type, Lenzu is the Loli, and Tanyuu is the sickly but strongwilled one who in the end is Ginko's soulmate (yes, I've already picked the winner).

Spoiler for Episode 1 Fanservice?:

Ginko: "Iyashii? (Dirty/cheap) I don't want to be told that by a Mushi."
Lenzu: "Wha, whats with this? Even though its just smoke!"
Ginko: "...Darn, another washboard chest."
Lenzu: "Iyarashii (dirty/horny) Mushishi!"

Reviving this thread again: Now since Mushishi's licensed I may be in a bit of trouble for doing this, if so please don't ban me, just delete the post...? Its three pages pulled out of chapter 31 of the manga, which is (I think) at least two years from being available in the English speaking realms. Translations done by me.

In it we see that Ginko continues his dastardly quest, stopping by outlying towns and villages under the guise of solving the mushi problems for the down to earth countryfolk, but actually stealing the hearts of their daughters, making young women everywhere fall in love with him...

*Is dragged away and beaten*

I swear I translated honestly and didn't tamper with the dialogue; look at the playa that Ginko has become. See for yourself.

Spoiler for And far far away, the hair on Tanyuu's back bristle...:

Its official, Mushishi Alternative is in full-swing; notice how its always young, unattached, attractive young women that take an interest, and more often than not these are the type he encounters.

Edit:Reading some of the raws that will eventually make up volume 7 of the manga, I can say with utter confidence that there is no doubt in my mind that with time there will be enough quality chapters of Mushishi to make up a season 2 of at least 13 episodes. Chapter 32 is particularly superb, and I can begin to imagine the sort of awe and emotional impact it will make when it becomes animated.

I haven't caught up to the magazine spoilers and I was wondering if I should click on your thingy when I realised phew, it was in tankoubon 7. (Which was released in February and I think I got it not long after.) That reminds me... *checks* No release date for tankoubon 8 yet Damn.

But yes, there are certain events in volume 7 which are quite exciting and lead me to wonder if the story might start piecing together more bits like that as Ginko journies along... although on the other hand some people might not like it, I dunno. Angsty side character and all that (alright, I'll shut up now).

I wonder if I should kick up ***ny like I have always been saying I will, and find the magazine scans of the chapters after vol 7. Maybe I'm still too lazy... but seeing frustra's banner up there reminds me of Ginko and then I feel like I want to at the same time. Maybe in a few days the effect would grate into my head and I'll go "Damn! I want to read more Mushishi!", look for mag scans, reread volumse 1-7 and then go and read those and write a long convoluted post here like always.

I haven't caught up to the magazine spoilers and I was wondering if I should click on your thingy when I realised phew, it was in tankoubon 7. (Which was released in February and I think I got it not long after.) That reminds me... *checks* No release date for tankoubon 8 yet Damn.

But yes, there are certain events in volume 7 which are quite exciting and lead me to wonder if the story might start piecing together more bits like that as Ginko journies along... although on the other hand some people might not like it, I dunno. Angsty side character and all that (alright, I'll shut up now).

I wonder if I should kick up ***ny like I have always been saying I will, and find the magazine scans of the chapters after vol 7. Maybe I'm still too lazy... but seeing frustra's banner up there reminds me of Ginko and then I feel like I want to at the same time. Maybe in a few days the effect would grate into my head and I'll go "Damn! I want to read more Mushishi!", look for mag scans, reread volumse 1-7 and then go and read those and write a long convoluted post here like always.

I think you should, I've read chapter 39, and it was amazing, focusing on the children's game of stepping on each other's shadows. Those of us who worried about the author running out of original story ideas... we were worried about nothing.

In it we see that Ginko continues his dastardly quest, stopping by outlying towns and villages under the guise of solving the mushi problems for the down to earth countryfolk, but actually stealing the hearts of their daughters, making young women everywhere fall in love with him...

*Is dragged away and beaten*

I swear I translated honestly and didn't tamper with the dialogue; look at the playa that Ginko has become. See for yourself.

Spoiler for And far far away, the hair on Tanyuu's back bristle...:

Its official, Mushishi Alternative is in full-swing; notice how its always young, unattached, attractive young women that take an interest, and more often than not these are the type he encounters.

Ah, but thats hardly his fault is it? Heres to a Mushishi season 2! The most captivating Anime yet.

Reviving this thread again; check this out guys, its absolutely fantabulous: Animax, a cable channel in Asia, started airing Mushishi in Taiwan (I think, from the Mandarin Chinese): The previews? Along with the fast-forwarded footage and original BGM, They make Mushishi look like a supernatural action horror thriller. The previews make Mushishi look like Read or Die or X-Men...

I can iterate how fantastic--and misleading--these previews are. They're cracktastic, awesome, superb... They're like a Star Wars Episode 1 Preview, where Qui-Gon Jin duels Darth Maul high over a pool of molten lava, with O Fortuna playing in the background. Ginko the Homerian hero who slayth the mushi, Tanyuu the heroine, both in mighty peril as the black and insidious mushi wrap themselves around them...